How to Buy Audible Books without Subscription [6 Ways]

Way 1. How to Buy Audible Books without Subscription via Credit Card on App

If you're not an Audible member, then you can use credit card to purchase Audible books without a subscription. Yet, you will need to pay the full price of the audiobooks by using your credit card. Follow the steps below to purchase Audible books using a credit card only without being a member.

Step 1. Download, install, and open the Audible app on your iPhone or Android phone.

Step 2. Sign in with your Amazon account information.

Step 3. Tap 'Discover' and then browse or search for the books you want to buy.

Step 4. Tap on the book title and then add your credit card information.

Step 5. Choose 'Purchase for $X.XX' and complete the purchase.

Way 2. How to Buy Audiobooks without Subscription on Audible via Audible Free Trial

The method above requires you to buy Audible audiobooks at full price, which can be a bit expensive. So, we'll show you how to buy an Audible book without a membership for a cheaper price.

When you navigate to Audible official website, you will see the promotion slogan saying 'Try it free for 30 days and get a free audiobook'. Yes, if you are a newbie who has never subscribed to Audible, it's best to sign up for the 30-day free trial. Then you can download those Audible audiobooks for free and listen to them without a membership at no cost. Follow the steps below on how to buy Audible books without membership.

Step 1. Open your favorite web browser from your computer and enter the Audible website.

Step 2. It will require you to sign in with your Amazon account. Or, you need to create a new account under the 'New to Amazon' section if you don't have one.

Step 3. After logging in, you can select two audiobooks from more than 150,000 titles including best sellers, new releases, and so on.

Step 4. Once you find out, please add them to your shopping cart. Then choose the '30-day Trial Membership' plan to fill in your payment info.

Step 5. After that, you can get an Audible Premium Plus account for free within 30 days alongside one free Audible credit. You can use it to redeem one title you want to purchase.

Note: The Audible books won't disappear when the date is expired. The title redeemed with Audible credits is yours. So, you can download those Audible books to PC, Mac, or other devices and keep the audiobooks permanently even without an Audible membership. Or, you can use AudFree Audible Audiobook Converter in Part 7 to keep audiobooks forever.

Way 3. How to Buy Audible Books without Membership via Whispersync Deals

Whispersync Deal is suitable for audiobook lovers who also are e-book readers. Whispersync enables readers to synchronize reading progress and switch between e-books and audiobooks across devices seamlessly. You will spend less to buy an eBook and its companion audiobook from Whispersync than Audible.

Below is how to buy a book on Audible without membership using Whispersync Deals.

Step 1. Head over to Amazon.com and tap on the 'All' tab. Then choose 'Kindle Store'.

Step 2. Look at the 'Audible Narration' section located in the left panel. Then choose 'eBooks with Audible Narration' under it.

Step 3. Proceed to pick your favorite books and click on their cover art to open their details page.

Step 4. From the 'See all formats and editions', select 'Kindle' instead of 'Audible'.

Step 5. Tick the 'Add Audible narration to your purchase for $...' checkbox and then touch the 'Buy now with 1-Click' button above it.

Step 6. Finalize the purchase process according to the instructions and then this audiobook will be added to your Audible automatically. You can now listen to Audible without a subscription.

Note: Sometimes, you may find that Whispersync for Voice reads the same audiobook in the audiobook and eBook formats.

Way 4. How to Purchase Audiobooks without Subscription from Audible via Daily Deals

To return its loyal customer, Audible always launch lots of sales and deals untimely. Non-members can purchase audiobooks at a much lower price with the special offer than paying with an Audible membership. Just pay more attention to Audible's daily promotion to see which audiobook is under the hot sale. Alternatively, you can subscribe to it ahead by email to avoid missing the offer of your favorite audiobooks. This is how to buy Audible books without a membership:

Step 1. Navigate to Audible.com and choose 'Browse' > 'Sales & Deals' from the top navigation. You will then see the Daily Deals page and then you can start to check which audiobook is on the big promotion.

Step 2. Once you have found the audiobook that you'd like to listen to, please hit the 'Buy for $...' button to purchase it.

Step 3. Then you will need to input your payment info to finish the order process and you can save big without an Audible membership.

Note: Before that, please go to Amazon.com and head to the 'Manage Your Content and Devices' from the top-right menu. Proceed to turn on the 'Device Synchronization (Whispersync Settings)' option.

View also: How to Fix Audible Not Syncing

Way 5. How to Purchase Audible Audiobooks without Subscription via Amazon Prime

If you've never tried Amazon Prime before, you can start a free 30-day trial. Amazon Prime includes a selection of over 50 Audible audiobooks and the catalog will vary over time. During the trial period, you get access to Audible books for free with Amazon Prime. You don't need to do anything to play these books except download the Audible app. And you are not required to have an Audible account to enjoy these free audiobooks.

Now we will show you how to buy books on Audible without membership via Amazon Prime.

Step 1. Open Audible and tap on the 'menu' icon at the top left.

Step 2. Tap on 'Channels for Prime'.

Step 3. You can browse all the free audiobooks for Prime members.

Step 4. Tap on the audiobook you like and then enjoy listening to it.

Note:

1) You can't download and store these books, you can only stream them.

2) Books that qualify for Prime will show the words "Read and Listen for free" in the purchase box. If the audiobook is not part of a Prime membership, it will only display "Read for free".

Way 6. How to Buy Audiobook without Subscription via Audible Website

You can also purchase books on the Audible website on your desktop or mobile without being a member. Please note that you can't buy audiobooks from the Audible desktop app. Now, follow the below how-to guide to get desired titles on the Audible website without membership.

Step 1. Navigate to the official website of Audible on your desktop or mobile device.

Step 2. Sign in to your Audible account and browse the audiobook that you want to purchase.

Step 3. Click on the title of the audiobook and then add your credit card.

Step 4. Hit the 'Buy for $X.XX' button and then confirm your payment to complete the purchase.

Tips: How to Listen to Amazon Audible Audiobooks Offline without Subscription

These are 6 ways to buy and listen to Audible books at a lower price, even if you don't have an Audible membership. However, no matter which way you choose, you will only be able to play Audible audiobooks on selected devices since it is saved in AAX format.

So, here we will share the best solution to enjoy Audible audiobooks on any device or player. The all-in-one AudFree Audible Converter can help you out. It is designed to convert Audible audiobooks to local audio files in MP3, M4A, AAC, and more commonly used decrypted formats. This intelligent tool enables you to transfer the converted audiobooks to all platforms as you like. Not only can you buy Audible books without a subscription but you can also enjoy Audible without any restrictions.

Beyond that, thanks to its advanced technology, the original audio quality and metadata info like ID3 tags will be kept still after converting. It also endows you with the opportunity to split large-size audiobooks into segments by chapters and edit ID3 tags to your deal.

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• Download Audible audiobooks at 30X faster speed
• Convert Audible to MP3, FLAC, and more popular formats
• Retain lossless sound quality and all the ID3 tags
• Listen to Audible offline without membership on any device

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How to Convert Audible Audiobooks to Play on Any Devices without Limits

Simply click on the green download button and then you can install the feature-rich AudFree Audible Books Converter on your Macbook or PC freely and safely. There are two preparatory works that need to be done in advance:

• Download the audiobooks you want to keep offline forever from Audible with your current Audible account.
• Transfer your downloaded Audible AAX books to the iTunes library.

View also: How to Add Audiobooks to iTunes

Step 1Import Audible Audiobooks to AudFree Auditior

Once added the audiobooks to iTunes, please open AudFree Auditior on your computer and load those audiobooks from iTunes to it. You can click the first 'Add' button named 'Load iTunes Library' to select and import Audible books to the AudFree software.

Step 2 Set Audible Output Format for Playing Offline on All Devices

Click the 'Audio' button at the bottom right to open the Format Setting window. You can choose the format for compatibility with different devices. Converting .aax audiobooks to MP3 is the most popular one. You can also change other settings such as the bit rate, sample rate, etc. if you want. Or, split the audiobooks into chapters for more convenient management.

Step 3Download and Convert Audible Books for Offline Playback

Click the lower-right 'Convert' button to start the conversion progress. When it is done, you can click 'Converted' with a red spot to find the downloaded Audible audiobooks. You can then listen to them freely and save them locally as long as you want on all devices even if you cancel your Audible membership.

FAQs about Buying Audible Books without Membership

Q1: Can You Buy Audible Books without a Membership?

A: Yes. You can buy Audible audiobooks without a subscription. You just need to pay for your audiobooks using your credit card.

Q2: Why Does Audible Not Let You Buy Books?

A: On April 1, 2022, Audible released a new version of Audible for Android. It removes the ability to purchase single books in the app. Starting with version 3.23 of the Audible for Android app, in-app purchases of titles are no longer supported, whether you are a member or not.

Q3: Where to Buy Audiobooks without a Subscription?

A: Apart from Audible, there are also other platforms that allow you to get audiobooks without a membership, such as LibriVox, Chrip, etc. They are free platforms that don't require any monthly charge but allow purchasing directly with less fee.

Q4: Can You Use Audible without a Subscription?

A: Yes. You can buy books on Audible and all your purchased Audible audiobooks can be played on Audible. However, you are not allowed to use these audiobooks on Audible-unsupported devices. You can only play them on the Audible app. To break this limitation, you can use AudFree Audible Converter. It allows you to convert and listen to Audible books anywhere anytime.

Q5: How to Buy Audiobooks on Amazon without Audible?

A: Just navigate to Amazon.com and search the title of the audiobook you want from the top search box. Alternatively, search and head to 'Prime Reading' that owns many audiobooks. Then tap on the cover art of the audiobook and select kindle edition and click on 'Buy with 1-Click' from the right sidebar. Then follow the instructions to complete the purchase. You don't need to access the Audible app or website during the process.

Conclusion

Now, you have a good idea of how to buy audiobooks without subscription from Audible. The 6 solutions can help you make it a reality. Besides, AudFree Audible Audiobook Converter is capable of converting and saving those downloaded or purchased audiobooks as MP3 or other local files for offline playing anywhere and anytime. Now, give those methods and the AudFree software a shot.